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So Vega (Blonde Ale, 4.9% ABV) from First Magnitude in Gainesville is one of their increasingly easy-to-find canned releases. I’ve had a lot of their canned releases so far, and have had yet to be disappointed.

Vega didn’t either. In fact, it’s one of the better blonde ales I’ve had. I tend to like my blonde ales a bit more malty and sweeter, and Vega was literally everything I had hoped for. It has a moderately deep golden color, and an aroma big on bready notes accentuated with a slight citrus ting.

The taste of the beer has a solid, meaty biscuity quality, with lots of bready sweetness. The hop characteristics of the beer are kept quite low and are barely noticeable when compared to the blonde ales of more hop-obsessed breweries. Vega tends to have a slight lemony quality to it, but the alpha acids from more bold citrus hops are not present.

All of which is fantastic. It’s a refreshing brew and a great way to spend a Florida evening looking at the night sky and the 5th brightest star. And a moon crater. While relaxing on the hood of a 70’s car. In North Texas.